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Originally Posted by Secret Squirrel
So many pretentious people on this forum. The OP said he went with the intention of trading up, but the car didn't live up to the hype in his opinion, so he decided against it. How is that rationalizing? He hasn't denied that it is a great car. Just wasn't worth the extra money for him. I test drove one and had the same experience. I still love the ZL1s, but I can't see myself ever dropping the money on one just because to me, it isn't worth it. Just because you thought it was, and decided to pull the trigger, doesn't mean the OP is rationalizing, or jealous, or whatever other bs you want to throw out there to make yourself feel better about your car. Opinions are like ass holes folks. Everybody has one, and they all stink. Get over yourselves.
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You make a few good points here, but I will say this...I wanted a house with a fireplace in the master bedroom and a 3 car garage. I ended up settling for the same house without those two creature comforts. The price difference wasn't huge, but going without those two features completely altered my home ownership experience. Now I have to park my truck outside every day and my home doesn't quite have the wow factor on the inside I was hoping for. It would have been so much easier and cheaper for me to be patient and build all of those things into the house rather then to add them later. Would I sell my house for those things now? My mind and heart say yes, but the housing market and a few other factors say no.
Same goes for the ZL1 vs the SS. It is not easy to trade up when you're upside down and something better comes along. Many would have held out on the SS if they knew the ZL1 was coming. It's a car that kind of snuck up on 2010 SS owners.
Some people regret not buying one and others are content with what they have and there's no shame in that.
I regret not building my house the way I wanted it vs settling for one already built with less features, but a year into ownership there is little I can do about it other than spend a ton of money to create a similar experience that won't quite be the same as it would from the builder. I am so glad I got it right with the ZL1.